Planetary hours
in Taraz.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Almaty).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:31
- 2☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:16
- 3♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:48
- 5☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:51
- 9☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:36
- 10♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:08
- 12☽︎ Moon16:08 – 16:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:22
- 3♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:36
- 4☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:51
- 5♀︎ Venus21:51 – 23:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 04:02
- 10♂︎ Mars04:02 – 05:16
- 11☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:31
- 12♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taraz?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:45 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.